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Export Docker containers to other hosts

Source Host

  • Commit the current container 
    docker commit <name or ID of the container instance> my_container_image
  • Save the container 
    docker save my_container_image | gzip > my_container_image.tar.gz


    Copy the image and container to the destination host (e.g., cp, scp or rsync).

Destination Host

  • Load the container 
    gunzip -c my_container_image.tar.gz | docker load

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